Telephone attachment.



F. E. MILLER. TELEPHONE ATTACHMENT. APPLIOATION FILED MAY 20, 1913.

1,098,822 Patented June 2, 1914.

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FRANK E. MILLER, OF BONE DU LAO, WISCONSIN.

TELEPHONE ATTACHMENT.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, FRANK E. MILLER, acitizen of the United States, residing at Fond du Lac, in the county ofFond du Lac, State of Wisconsin, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Telephone Attachments; and I do hereby declare thefollowing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains tomake and use the same.

The present invention is directed to improvements in attachments fortelephone stands, and has for its object to so construct an attachmentof this nature that the same can be readily attached to desk telephonesof the conventional form.

A further object of the invention is to provide an attachment soconstructed that when the same is applied to a telephone stand the usualreceiver can be placed in convenient relation to the ear, thus obviatingthe necessity of holding the receiver in one hand while telephoning.

Vith these and other objects in View, this invention resides in thenovel features of construction, formation, combination and arrangementof parts to be hereinafter more fully described, claimed and illustratedin the accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 is a front elevation ofthe device. Fig. 2 is a sectional view on line 2-2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 isa similar view on line 3-3 of Fig. 1.

Referring to the drawing, the numeral 1 designates a telephone stand, ofany well known type, the same being provided with the usual transmitter2, and receiver supporting arm 3, the outer end of which terminates in ayoke 4, the arms of which are provided with openings 5.

Connected to the stand 1 is a split band 6, to one side of which ispivotally connected a lever 7. To one end of the lever 7 is pivotallyconnected the lower end of a link 8, the upper end of which beingpivotally connected to the arm 3.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed May 20, 1913.

Patented June 2, 1914.

Serial No. 768,836.

A second arm 9 is provided and has its lower end provided withfur-cations 10 which terminate in lateral threaded extensions 11connected to its upper end a clamp 13, which engages the receiver 14,and as the arm 9 is curved the receiver will be supported slightly inadvance of the transmitter 2 so that when the ear is placed against there ceiver conversation may be conveniently carried on.

The free end of the lever 7 is provided with a thumb piece 15, whichwhen engaged and forced downwardly will raise the arm 3, through themedium of the link 8, and as long aS the thumb piece is held downconversation can be had over the line.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that an attachment fortelephones has been provided which will enable a one arm person to usethe telephone with ease.

What is claimed is The combination with a telephone stand, of anattachment comprising a band adapted to be clamped to the stand, a leverpivotally connected to one side of the band, a link having its lower endpivotally connected to the lower end of the lever, and its upper end tothe usual receiver supporting arm, a

curved arm having furcations formed upon its lower end, means forconnecting the furcations to the receiver supporting arm, a clamppivotally connected to the upper end of the curved arm and adapted toengage the receiver, as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof, I ailix my signature, in the presence of twowitnesses.

FRANK E. MILLER.

Witnesses J. E. Pn'r'r, F. B. EATON.

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Washington, D. G.

